Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

BAJ. – Sanguineti, Edoardo. Baj. The Biggest Art-Book in the World. With 137.952.400.800 Colour Plates and 479.001.600 Pages for Musical Accompaniment.

With 9 mounted colour plates. 3 unn. leaves. Small folio. Orig. faux leather, illus. dust-jacket and printed plastic jacket . – Milano, Gabriele Mazzotta, (1968).

One of 400 copies signed and numbered by Enrico Baj of a total limited edition of 600. This artist’s book contains twelve cubes in it’s hollow body, which are illustrated on each side. The cubes can be assembled to create one of Enrico Baj’s art works shown on the colour plates in the first part of the book; or they can be combined to form new compositions. As written in the book: „Do it baj yourself. Today’s real cubism“. Also numbered on a label in the back of the book. – (Including:) Christmas card from Pierre Lundholm, Galerie Pierre in Stockholm with the original etching and collage „Garofano“ by Enrico Baj from 1966 (Petit 1970, 121). Unsigned and collector’s stamp on back side of the etching. – Petit 1970, 6; Mussini 141-146. – Fine copy. – Best.-Nr. 26663